Powder box



Oct. 22, 1929. J. D. sTlRlsS 1,732,866

POWDER BOX Filed Nov. l. 1928 immuun ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 22, 19;'9

Lineas 'PAITsNr ortie JACOB D. STIRISS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

POWDER BOX Application filed November This invention relates to powder boxes and its object is to provide said boxes with a powder dispenser located below hinged partition haring an opening in which the dispenser' plays7 the latter consisting` of an endless belt encircling an endless sheet metal frame held between rigid lugs extending from the bottom of the box and clamped by means of the hinged partition.

A further ob] ect of the invention provides for the opening of the hinged partition to refill the box without interfering` with the car 'ier frame and the belt which remains in place between the lugs extending from the bottom of the box although removable if desired to repair any damage to the belt.

Another object is to provide an endless sheet metal frame as a belt carrier so constructed as to prevent the .accumulation of powder between the belt and carrier, due to springing the latter and retarding the movement of the belt.

A further object of the invention is to locate the mirror insuch manner that the r face of it will be upward whether swung to one or the other compartment of the vanity case, and when swung to one compartment` will clear the other entirely.

These and other objects and details of the invention are more fully described in the following specification, set forth in the appended claims and illustrated in the accom-v p anying drawings, wherein Fig. l is a plan View of the open box with y the mirror down.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View through the box.

il is a cross sectional `view through the closedboX.

5 users of these boxes possess sufficient me- Fig. 1 is a perspectiil'e View of the mirror 1, 1928. Serial No. E18/i137.

chanical knowledge to remove or replace those parts which 5give access to the interior of the powder Cl'iamber or to know or find how the po vder is deposited.

Another serions difficulty experienced in boxes of the type described and as heretofore made the tendency of the powder' to pack about the operating parts and cause them to bind. 'ihe parts will thereby fail to move or deliver powder, resulting in the waste of time and breakage of parts. Where swinging??l or oscillating mirrors are used for these devices, they were not made so as to easily be placed when in use in one or the other compartment face up so as not to interfer with the compartment in use.

To overcome these objectionable features the interior ofthe box 10 and its lining 11 are made readily accessible by hinging to the latter a platform 12 having; an opening 13 through which plays the endless belt 1li that carries the powder from the box to the outer surface level of the platform 12.

The belt lfis loosely carried by a sheet metal frame 15, whose construction is best shown in Figi. 5, Land is located below the opening` 13 of the platform 12. The fran'ie 15 has wings or extensions 16 at each side which are clamped by the edges of the openingr` 12B-against the shoulders 18 of the standards 17 and hold the frame and belt rigidly in place.

Rising from the surface of the lining- 11 are standards 17 to 'form a support for the frame 15 adjacent the opening 13 of plat form 12, and which show in dotted lines in Fig. G. Shoulders 18 are ent at the top of these standards into which fit the ends of the wine-s 16 and the frame is thns snpported while held firmly in place by the platform and the belt will move freely around same carrying; up the powder from either one side or the other.

The upper ends `of standards 17 lit into and project slightly above recesses 13 of openingl 13. The object is to keep the standards in alignment with the edges of opening 1B, to prevent the standards from bending, and lock the whole unit in place. l j

The standards 17 are made to clamp the sides of frame holding the latter in place when platform 12 is raised for refilling.

The plat-form '12 fits snugly within the upright edge 19 of the lining 11 to which it is hinged and opposite the hinge 20 is a lip, 2, to raise or lower the platform.

The lid 22 comprises a similar section of the box 10 to which it ishinged at 23 and secured to it by the spring catch 24,7011 thek box and engaging al notch 2 5 in the lid. The latter carries the rouge cake 26 and on the pintle of the hinge 23 is hung a yoke26vin which is pivoted the mirror 27.

The yoke 26 is so shaped that it will lie flat in one or the other compartment, the mirror therefor will rest on puffs 28 or 29 as requiredA without. obstructing any part of the compartment in use, theyoke being offset and located centrally between the two compartments.

The mirror may be compactly stored in the device as shown` in Figs. 1 and 3 or elevated tovtheposition shown in Fig. 2, and placed in one or the other compartment as required.

Puffs 28 and 29 may be provided for the rouge 30and the powder respectively, and the mirror may-be used to hold one or the other down when not being used.

In using the powder bex, a supply of powder may be gathered up by the puff 29 from 1 the belt that is made of'a material adapted to gather up the powder when travelling through it'. When the supply of powder is removed from the belt, the latter may be drawn over Vthe frame 15 by the puff until a section of the belt with a covering of powder is presented inthe opening 13.

lVhen the supply of powder is exhausted the platform 12 is raised and without disturbing any other part of the device, the powder may be placed in the empty spaces inthe box.

, Inthis operation the frame 15 and the belt 14 j shown in thedrawings and wings may be remain supported on the standards 17 and held in the shoulders 18 against any movement and with no chance of accidental removal because the frame 15 is held frictionally against the sides of standards 17.

lThe frame 15 is made of a single piece of sheet metal and its ends hooked together to prevent distortion of its size and shape as made to the platform 12 at the sides of opening 13 to co-operate with the wings 16 of frame 15.-

It is evident that the parts of this device may be otherwise arranged or modified without departing from the essential features above described, or from the scope of the appended claims.

llVhat I claim as new is:

1. In a powder box, the combinati-on of a boxy for containing powder, a platform having an opening, powder carry-ing means exposed bythe opening, and supporting means for the platforml and the powdercarrying means.

2. In a powder box, the combination of a box for powder, a platform to cover the powder and having an opening, powder carrying means playing in the opening, and uprights from the bottom of the box and adapted to support the platform and the powder carrying means.

3. In a powder box, the combination of a box, adapted to contain powder, an endless belt for carrying the powder, a frame encircled by the belt, and uprights supporting the frame and adapted to prevent lateral movement of the same.

4. In a powder box, the combination of a box adapted to contain powder, a frame carrying an endless belt, uprights from the box to support the frame and prevent lateral or longitudinal movement of the said frame, and a platform having an opening to expose the belt and adapted to confine the frame within the box.

5. In a powder box, the combination of a box adapted to contain powder, a sheet metal fra'me, an endless belt encircling said frame and adapted to be moved around same, a platform having an opening for the belt and adapted to confine the frame within the box, and uprights adapted to support the platform and having shoulders on which the frame is lodged and restrained from lateral or longitudinal movement.

6. In a powder box, the combination of a powder box, a lining for the same, a platform hinged to the lining and having an opening, nprights supporting the platform, an endless sheet metal frame carrying an endless belt and located beneath the opening of the plat form and between the uprights, wings at thc sides of the frame,l and .shouldersA on the uprights supporting the said frame and preventing lateral and longitudinal movement.

7. In a powder box, the combination of a box for containing powder, a platform having` an opening and covering the powder, a frame within the said opening and having side wings engaged by the edges of the opening, standards adapted to support the platform and frictionally engaging the sides of the opening therein and at the same time frictionally engaging the sides of the frame, a

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JACOB D. STIRISS. 

